ANGKOR, THE CHILDREN OF THE GODS

A series of 30 x 40 pictures printed on barium paper about the great temple complex in Cambodia and that now represents the national unity of the Khmer people. Discovered by a butterfly hunter around the middle of the 1800s, it became famous to the European bourgeoisie and mainly the French one, who took part in the 'Grand Tour d'Asie', landing in Bangkok and then traveling within the region to visit the stony city. With time passing by, the jungle has engulfed the buildings, destroying them, but also enveloping its temples with the roots of banyans, thereby having the dual function of destruction and preservation. A clash between man's work and the forces of nature, which has produced an incredible sight for ever. Part of the exhibition is dedicated to portraits of children who live today with the almsgiving coming from tourists coming to visit this amazing place. According to Tiziano Terzani, Angkor has been defined one of those places that when we visit it, 'we feel proud of belonging to the human race'. A photograph by Carlo Sacco published on the book Angkor the Children of Gods which include all the photographs of the show has been indicated as Unesco World Prize on 1997.

Ficus Gibbosa, Ta-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1996 - © Carlo SaccoInside Ta-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1996 - © Carlo SaccoNorth gate Ta-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoFace on North gate Ta-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoTa-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoSilk Cotton Tree, Ta-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1996 - © Carlo SaccoPreah Khan. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoLight from the sunset on south wall Ta-Prohm. Angkor, Cambodia 1996 - © Carlo SaccoSpiderwebs inside Preah Khan. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoBakong. Angkor, Cambodia 1997  - © Carlo SaccoBorn model, Bakong. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoEarly morning bathing at Angkor. Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoFriends. East Mebon. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoInside Preah Khan. Angkor, Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo SaccoInside wall at Angkor Wat. Cambodia 1996 - © Carlo SaccoPili Angkor. Cambodia 1997 - © Carlo Sacco
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